diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index d0ec88bfb5..405a87cb06 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ All:
   the first time it was called.
 - Added wxString::rbegin() and rend()
 - Added wxString::EndsWith()
-
+- wxSocket::_Read continues reading from socket after exhausting pushback buffer.
+  Previously, only the buffer would be returned, even if more data was requested.
 
 All (GUI):
 
diff --git a/src/common/socket.cpp b/src/common/socket.cpp
index 048fe30407..080518cd0e 100644
--- a/src/common/socket.cpp
+++ b/src/common/socket.cpp
@@ -330,11 +330,9 @@ wxUint32 wxSocketBase::_Read(void* buffer, wxUint32 nbytes)
 
   // Return now in one of the following cases:
   // - the socket is invalid,
-  // - we got all the data,
-  // - we got *some* data and we are not using wxSOCKET_WAITALL.
+  // - we got all the data
   if ( !m_socket ||
-       !nbytes ||
-       ((total != 0) && !(m_flags & wxSOCKET_WAITALL)) )
+       !nbytes )
     return total;
 
   // Possible combinations (they are checked in this order)